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The New Space Race + EV Stall Out

Episode Summary

The old space race was America versus the Soviet Union, but the new one is more Musk versus Bezos. What do we think of the privatization of space? And in other tech news...EV sales have flatlined, but most experts still believe we'll all eventually be driving electric vehicles. What will it take to convince the driving public? And the holiday fun fact themes continue into December -- what makes the season sparkle for you?

Episode Notes

Pollsters have been asking Americans about space for decades but the landscape -- spacescape? -- hasn't changed a lot. What began as a race to put a man in orbit between two superpowers has transformed into a race between private companies to make space travel cheap and easy. What do we think?

Back here on Earth, you've probably noticed a lot more electric vehicles on the road over the last few years. But for every Tesla, Bolt, and Ioniq, Americans are still buying far more gas and hybrid cars. What's the real future of EVs? Marist College Associate Professor of Environmental Science, Dr. Ramesh Laungani (@DrRamBio), joins us to drive us through the developments.

And, for our first December fun fact, we're regifting old polls for the season.